The global technological landscape is changing and evolving faster than ever before. In today’s era of great power competition, technological superiority is critical, and U.S. leaders must embrace continuous innovation and advancements in order to stay ahead of the curve. Executive Mosaic spoke with five of GovCon’s most influential leaders to f...
Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association (formerly Consumer Electronics Association), was honored in 1999 with the National Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America’s Technology Good Scout Award. Shapiro leads the trade group that represents more than 2,200 companies across the consumer tech industry, hos...
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has made an investment in Seasats to drive collaborative development and advance the production of the latter’s X3 autonomous surface vehicle designed for military and commercial applications. Daniel Gittsovich, vice president of corporate strategy and development at L3Harris, said in a statement published Wednesd...
Once Frank Whitworth began his duties as the eighth director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, he asked his team what their desired goal was for the end state, or ultimate mission completion, of the organization. They replied with a resounding, ambitious answer: “GEOINT [or geointelligence] supremacy.” At first, Whitworth was a b...
Continental Maritime of San Diego has secured a potential $204.5 million contract to help the U.S. Navy update, repair and maintain a pair of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers. The shipyard operator will conduct depot modernization efforts associated with USS Chafee for fiscal year 2023 and USS Momsen for FY 2024 under the firm-fixed-pri...
Teresa Albo, a more than three-decade government and commercial market veteran, has been appointed vice president of business development at Calibre Systems. She will be a member of the corporate leadership team and be responsible for business growth strategies within the defense market, Calibre said Tuesday. Albo joins the Alexandria, Virginia-base...
Reston Virginia-based Octo has promoted Rob Albritton from senior director of the technology company’s artificial intelligence practice to a vice president position. In his new capacity, Albritton will continue to lead Octo’s strategy and vision for AI and machine learning and help grow its tech portfolio for the intelligence, health car...
Software, cloud and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence are rapidly expanding in the public sector. As federal agencies migrate to the cloud, they’re looking to industry for all-encompassing products, services and systems that can help smooth the transition and accelerate their modernization journeys. Tamara Greenspan, group v...
Investment firm Shield Capital has appointed technology industry leaders Michael Brown and John “JJ” Jack as venture partners. Brown, a 2022 Wash100 awardee, and Jack will bring decades of management and industry leadership experience as the San Francisco-based venture capital firm looks to help government and commercial clients address challeng...
There have been major shifts in the GovCon landscape in recent years; with the rise of remote work, the increase in M&A activity and the growing competitiveness of the sector, government contractors must be adaptable, agile and quick in order to stay ahead of the curve and grow their businesses. To learn more about the...
